Labour Market and Industrial Relations in Vietnam:

Prof. Dr. Ingrid Artus; Prof. Dr. Uwe Blien; Judith Holland; thi Hong Van Phan

doi:10.5771/9783845255446

Summary

Gesellschaft und Wirtschaft Vietnams befinden sich nach wie vor in einem rapiden Transformationsprozess. Die Akteure des Landes sind hohem wirtschaftlichem und politischem Druck ausgesetzt, der nicht nur von internen Entwicklungen, sondern auch von anderen Ländern herrührt.

Dieser Band beleuchtet die Änderungsprozesse im Arbeitsmarkt, den Wirtschaftsbeziehungen und industriellen Beziehungen Vietnams.

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Bibliographic data

Edition: 1/2015
Copyright Year: 2015
ISBN-Print: 978-3-8487-1503-9
ISBN-Online: 978-3-8452-5544-6
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Language: English
Pages: 362
Product Type: Edited Book

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages 1 - 8
Introduction No access Pages 11 - 22
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1. Introduction: The importance of cultural patterns No access
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2. Education No access
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3. Growing rice with the risk of floods No access
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4. The traditional Vietnamese culture No access
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5. Dynamics of Vietnam’s recent development No access
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6. Cultural factors in Vietnam’s recent economic development No access
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7. Conclusion No access
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8. Literature No access
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1. ) ‘Modernisation’ No access
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2. ) ‘Transformation’ No access
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  1. The orientation on the ideal of the ‘harmonious society’ No access
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  2. And yet – a long Vietnamese tradition of union struggles No access
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  3. Formal rules and informal ‘underground living’ No access
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4. ‘Globalisation’ and the ‘international division of labour’ No access
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Characteristics of Politics in Vietnam – Some Insights and Surprises for Political Consultancy No access Pages 79 - 92
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1. The general framework No access
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2. The project No access
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3. Discussions in seminars No access
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4. Going to see the reality No access
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5. The elaboration of a concept No access
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6. The Draft Labour Code 2009 No access
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7. Arguments do not help No access
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8. And the outcome? No access
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9. Small epilogue No access
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1. Geographical position, regional and natural basic conditions No access
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2. Development of Vietnam’s economy and of the standard of living No access
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3. Social inequality and poverty No access
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4. Structure of the economy No access
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5. Conclusion No access
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6. Literature No access
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  1. Legal framework No access
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    1. Promoting job creation through economic development No access
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    2. Changing structure of employment by sector No access
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    3. Rapid enterprise growth, but challenges regarding skills No access
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    4. Largest share of workers in non-state sector No access
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    5. Programme on credit for job creation from the National Fund for Employment No access
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    6. Increasing labour productivity – yet still lower than in other countries in the region No access
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    7. Poor quality of employment in rural areas No access
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    8. Employment status and informal employment No access
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    9. Foreigners working in Vietnam No access
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    1. Population size No access
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    2. Increasing labour force participation rates No access
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    3. Education and vocational training No access
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    4. Labour export No access
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    5. Labour mobility No access
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    6. Vocational training by enterprises No access
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    1. Unemployment and time-related underemployment No access
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    2. Career guidance and orientation No access
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    3. Employment services No access
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    4. Labour market information No access
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    1. Social insurance No access
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    2. Unemployment insurance No access
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    3. Programmes on supporting disadvantaged workers No access
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    1. Wage and income policies No access
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    2. Strikes and industrial relations No access
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    3. Labour market monitoring and evaluation No access
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    1. Some categories of state-owned enterprises No access
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      1. Vietnam’s economic context No access
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      2. Context of the global and the regional economy No access
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      1. The process of changing SOEs No access
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      2. The limitations of SOEs No access
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    1. Legal basis for implementing the restructuring of the SOEs No access
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    2. The aim of restructuring state-owned enterprises No access
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    3. Tasks involved in the restructuring of SOEs No access
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    4. Roadmap for restructuring SOEs No access
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    5. The difficulties and challenges facing the process of restructuring SOEs No access
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    6. Solutions to solve difficulties involved in restructuring SOEs No access
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    7. Considerations when restructuring SOEs No access
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  4. Literature No access
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  1. Introduction No access
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  2. The centrally planned economy No access
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  3. The reform process No access
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  4. Impact of the reforms on rural areas No access
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  5. Current developments No access
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  6. Challenges ahead No access
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      1. Issues of education and training associated with the labour market No access
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    2. Links between education and training and the labour market in the near future No access
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  2. Conclusion No access
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    1. Achievements No access
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      1. Limitations No access
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    1. Objectives No access
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      1. General target No access
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      2. Specific targets No access
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    1. Reforming the state management of vocational training No access
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    2. Developing the profession of vocational teachers and managers No access
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    3. Developing curricula and teaching materials No access
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    4. Strengthening vocational teaching materials and equipment No access
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      1. Monitoring the quality of vocational training No access
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      2. Assessing and issuing certificates of national vocational skills No access
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    6. Linking vocational training to the demands of the labour market and business enterprises No access
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    7. Increasing awareness about vocational training development No access
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    8. Speeding up international cooperation in vocational training No access
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    1. With regard to the policies concerning the labour market, No access
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    2. With regard to the set of policies concerning social insurance: No access
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    3. With regard to policies concerning social assistance: No access
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      1. Policies to support education, training and vocational training No access
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      2. Pre-school and basic education level No access
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      3. Vocational education and training No access
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      4. Supporting the poor by providing loans with preferential interest rates for production development No access
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      5. Job placement No access
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      6. The National Job Creation Fund No access
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      7. Support for working migrants No access
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      1. Social insurance policies No access
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      2. Compulsory social insurance No access
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      3. Voluntary social insurance No access
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      4. Unemployment insurance No access
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      5. Health insurance and health care No access
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      6. Supporting enterprises to obtain credit for production, overcoming economic shock No access
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      1. Achievements No access
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    1. Employment, income and poverty reduction No access
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    2. Policies on social insurance and health insurance No access
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    3. Social assistance for people with extreme disadvantages and minimum standards of social service quality No access
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  1. The Vietnam Trade Union No access
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  2. Some characteristics of labour relations in Vietnam in terms of transformation and integration No access
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  3. Goals in developing labour relations No access
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  4. Conditions for the development of harmonious, stable and progressive labour relations No access
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  5. Vietnamese Government’s strategies in labour relations No access
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  6. The legal position of the Vietnam Trade Union in labour relations No access
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    1. At the national level No access
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    2. At the industry and provincial level No access
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    3. District unions, industrial-zone unions or equivalent level No access
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    4. Workplace union local chapters No access
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  8. Challenges faced by the Vietnam Trade Union in developing industrial relations No access
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  9. The labour-relations strategies of government, employers and trade unions up to 2020 No access
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  10. Conclusion No access
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    1. Industrial relations in the centralised planning mechanism No access
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    2. Industrial relations in the transition economy of Vietnam No access
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    1. Labour disputes – a problem in the market economy No access
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      1. Strikes in labour disputes in Vietnam No access
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      2. Some of the major causes of labour disputes and strikes in Vietnam No access
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    1. Enhancing State management of industrial relations No access
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    2. Improvement in corporate social responsibility No access
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    3. Improving employees’ understanding of the law No access
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    4. Enhancing the role of trade unions No access
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  1. Methodology, data collection and definitions No access
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    1. Characteristics of strikes in Vietnam No access
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    2. 2006: the strike wave sets in No access
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    3. Post-2006: period of labour unrest No access
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    4. Minimum wage and living standards No access
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    5. High inflation’s impact on food consumption, nutrition and housing No access
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    6. Government rice export policy No access
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  3. The Vietnamese state and unions stand up to capital No access
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  4. Conclusion: Vietnamese industrial relations at the crossroads No access
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  5. Literature No access
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  1. Section 1: Transition No access
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  2. Section 2: The right to strike and strikes No access
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  3. Section 3 Collective Agreements No access
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Notes on Contributors No access Pages 359 - 362